Esculent — Es cu*lent, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr. esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See {Eat}.] Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. [1913 Webster] Esculent grain for food. Sir… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
esculent — ⇒ESCULENT, ENTE, adj. Rare. [En parlant d un aliment] Qui est propre à la consommation et à la dégustation. (Quasi )synon. comestible, savoureux, succulent. Elles [les huiles douces] ne sont esculentes qu autant qu elles sont unies à d autres… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Esculent — Es cu*lent, n. Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Esculent — (v. lat.), eßbar; daher Esculenta, eßbare, genießbare Gegenstände … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Esculent — Esculent, lat. deutsch, eßbar; esculenta, eßbare Sachen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
esculent — index palatable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
esculent — 1620s, from L. esculentus good to eat, eatable, from esca food, from PIE *eds qa (Cf. Lith. eska appetite ), from root *ed to eat (see EDIBLE (Cf. edible)) … Etymology dictionary
esculent — [es′kyo͞o lənt, es′kyələnt] adj. [L esculentus < esca, food < IE * ēdes < base * ed , to eat > L edere, EAT] fit for food; edible n. something fit for food, esp. a vegetable … English World dictionary
esculent — adjective Etymology: Latin esculentus, from esca food, from edere to eat more at eat Date: 1626 edible • esculent noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
esculent — Edible; fit for eating. [L. esculentus, edible] * * * es·cu·lent es kyə lənt adj being edible esculent n … Medical dictionary
